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I’d like to add to this conversation some tools that are essential nowadays. The Dri-Mark pen swipes a yellow mark, if it stays yellow or turns clear the paper is legit. If it turns brown or gray it’s suspect. Then there is a light on the pen to check for the safety/security strip and you can...
Have a good friend who’s Father was a Chicago Fireman and lived into his late 90’s. He would steer the ladder truck from the rear position out in the open like Cosmo there!
He talked about the “early days” going to calls in certain parts of Chicago. While doing the steering He and the ladder...
I think so.
We where just about to our exit, in the South Suburbs of Chicago, after a hard day at work and frankly just wanted to get by this mess before it got worse. Praying to the Firemen, be safe and don’t close the road down.
Now for the rest of the story……
I’m unsure of the engine details but I believe the original was changed out and an automatic transmission was added for drive ability.
He sure got a huge kick out of all the youngsters who gleefully boarded the back bed.
My wife and I were able to...
Yeah for Firetruck Friday!
Many years ago I met a fellow and his Firetruck at the Lum & Abner Show in Mena Arkansas.
This is what he started with, a true field find!
Here’s a truly small hint as to what he turned it into. The Hillbilly wheel chock is a perfect for keeping the superb...
I haven’t had a chance, yet, to drive in a Street Rod but they are slick. Yours is a great color and the engine looks boss too with the fuel injection stacks.
A few years back I relocated to Arkansas from N. Illinois and have been to the Darrell Starbird Rod & Custom Show twice. It’s in Tulsa...
A friend told me, and he has a non-led lighted vehicle, at night he leaves his brights on all the time. If a vehicle approaches and has non glaring lights or turns off their bright lights he will reduce his. If he is blinded by the oncoming vehicle he leaves his on to better see his lane’s white...
Ed,
Good to hear your partner, your dearest, your shoulder of comfort arrived on your second trip. How disappointing you and she had to endure that confusion.
Good luck!
Christmas Greetings to Fred and Ed who are together in spirit and might. Let the Stars tonight be a guide to inspirations and light. There a plan in place not made in haste and communicated with grace to your former work place. So let your mind move ahead with determination and remember that...
For this Christmas, the wife and I find ourselves in a new state enjoying the local parade. It was fun watching the young families trying to keep their youngsters corralled as the parade participants threw candy towards the curbs. One little girl had to be captured by the back of her pants as...
Now I have a desire to know more about this flying beast after all the above facts. Here it is in its glory:
It’s an incredible sight to see. What a whale of an aircraft. Sad to know only one was built. I saw the pictures of the wreckage and can’t find the desire to post them.
After just...